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Fish Suffer Up to 22 Minutes of Intense Pain When Taken Out of Water (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was under the impression that to a fish pain is more of a "get out of there" signal than what it is to us.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

is what happens to us not in fact a "get out of here" signal to us? what makes you think a fishes subjective experience of pain is any more pleasant than your own?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Our pain isn't a "get out of here" signal, it's a "you've been hurt" signal. Fish don't have a reason to suffer. We do, because we're social creatures.